1.a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services;
he asked to see the executive who handled his account
2.the act of informing by verbal report;
he heard reports that they were causing trouble
3.a record or narrative description of past events;
a history of France
4.a short account of the news;
the report of his speech
5.a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance;
they send me an accounting every month
6.a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.;
the explanation was very simple
7.an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered;
he paid his bill and left
8.grounds;
don't do it on my account
9.importance or value;
a person of considerable account
10. the quality of taking advantage;
she turned her writing skills to good account
1.be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something;
Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam
2.keep an account of
3.to give an account or representation of in words;
Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
4.furnish a justifying analysis or explanation;
I can't account for the missing money
英语词语,n.计算, 帐目, 说明, 估计, 理由;vi.说明, 总计有, 认为, 得分;vt.认为。另有会计术语,意为计账户。